Ultuna

Place in Uppland, Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ultuna (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɵ̂lːˌtʉːna])[3] is a locality in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 449 inhabitants in 2017.[1] Located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of central Uppsala, it hosts the headquarters and main campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU).

CountrySweden
Locality codeT0654
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Ultuna
A building of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, January 2013.
A building of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, January 2013.
Ultuna is located in Uppsala
Ultuna
Ultuna
Ultuna is located in Sweden
Ultuna
Ultuna
Coordinates: 59°49′00″N 17°39′30″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceUppland
CountyUppsala County
MunicipalityUppsala Municipality
Area
  Total
1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[2]
  Total
2,062
  Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Locality codeT0654
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Ultuna is known for sharing (with Målilla, Småland) Sweden's heat record of 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), which was recorded on 9 July 1933.[4]

The name

The name, originally the name of an estate, is first recorded in 1221 ("in villa Wlertune"). The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullr. The last element is tuna 'enclosed field'.[5]

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